The boys are back in town

A pioneer of Conceptual art in Britain, John HILLIARD broke new ground in photography by challenging its potential as a representational device and its status within the visual arts. His approach to photography is rigorous and systematic; the emphasis on the intellect in his photographs overrules any aesthetic appeal of the physical objects or subjects presented. 

 

David HALL, known as the 'Godfather of British video art', was a pioneer of video and installation art. One of the first artists to establish video as an art form, Hall began working initially as a sculptor in the 1960s, when participated in the seminal exhibition ‘Primary Structures’ in New York (1966), which marked the beginnings of Minimalism. It was during this time he began working with film and turned entirely to video as an art medium in the early 1970s.

Former monk, theologian, historian and artist Dom Sylvester HOUÉDARD emerged as a cult figure of London's 1960s counter-culture. Often referred to simply by his initials dsh, Houedard. has become widely recognised as a leading figure and practitioner of concrete poetry, exploring its links to cybernetics and linguistics. His abstract visual poems were created through the use of an Olivetti Lettera 22 typewriter, hence their classification as Typestracts – a combination of the words 'typewriter' and 'abstract.' 

 

Inspired by Fluxus and his relationships with Daniel Spoerri and Robert Filliou, Tony MORGAN's expansive oeuvre includes a focus on the mediums of video and performance. His peripatetic lifestyle  culminated in a trip to New York in 1972 with Rebecca Horn, which led to the birth of his part-woman alter ego, 'Herman Fame'. Morgan's practice from then on concentrated on gender identity, with Herman making appearances in his work and performances and taking a more key role.